DAN & DAVE

Dan and Dave are visionaries with a desire to advance the art. They are professional instructors of magic with years of experience authoring books and producing DVDs. They are world renowned for their unique style and transformation of the craft into a visual art. On this site, you will find their acclaimed line of magic products as well as a curated shopping guide for both the amateur and professional magician.

Dan and Dave Buck are twin brothers who have had a passion for magic and playing cards since they were 11 years old. Growing up in small town Sonora, California, they had little else to do but spend 16 plus hours a day studying and practicing their newfound craft. It was their obsession and drive to be different that lead to their acclaim at such a young age. They authored their first book on over 50 original techniques when they were 15 years old and have since released an new book on card magic annually. When they were 16 the revolutionized the underground world of card magic by introducing entirely new concepts on their home-video, Pasteboard Animations. Two years later, this video was revamped into The System, a breakthrough DVD that vitalized card flourishing as an independent art form and stared a movement that has grown to thousands of young artists.

Their work can now be seen around the world in feature films, television, and commercials.

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	Most recently, we were approached by fashion giant Christopher Wicks’ clothing company English Laundry to incorporate our unique style of magic and card flourishes into a fresh new video that would showcase their brand.
	In 2009, Dan and Dave were featured on Time Warp, a popular series on the Discovery Channel. On the show, they not only demonstrated their signature flare with a pack of cards, but techniques a card cheat would use at the poker table. This included demonstrations of false dealing and fake shuffling as well as how to switch out a card in a hand of blackjack.
	Dan and Dave made their first television debut (their hands at least), in 2008 for the hit children’s show, LazyTown. For every show, their hands can be seen when Sportacus, the shows hero, performs card flourishes.
	Even though LazyTown might have been their television debut, it was a little commercial from Cingular Wireless a year before that introduced their art to the mainstream. For Samsung’s Blackjack phone, Cingular incorporated their flourishes into a flashy sequence of card flourishes performed with cell phones by a digital character. It was a beautiful video and a huge break for the art.
	Though featured on television is quite an achievement, their passion lies in film and in 2006 they were hired as magic consultants for the movieSmokin’ Aces (2006, Universal Pictures). While consulting on set, they were introduced to the films writter and director Joe Carnahan whom fell in love with Dan and Dave’s ability to maniuplate cards and instantly decided their skill must be shown on screen. The next day one of them was hand doubling for the films star, Jeremy Piven.
	During the summer of 2003 Dan and Dave enjoyed a day at DisneyLand with magician and Genii magazine editor Richard Kaufman. During that time they discussed the possibility of doing a cover story…. October of that year the buck brothers were the youngest magicians to be featured on a cover. The magazine article consisted of original tricks, essays, and photos along with an introduction by Chris Kenner, executive producer for David Copperfield. Visit store.dananddave.com to purchase a copy.

Dan and Dave are available for seminars, performances, magic consulting, and hand doubling. Their full service production house, db2 Productions, is currently reserved for their own productions, however, they are always delighted to work on new and interesting projects. Please don’t hesitate to contact them for anything.

Dan and Dave continue to push the boundaries of what is magic.